""The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial and in their briefings on summary judgment - arguments that were already considered and rejected," Hon. Judge Beth Bloom's decision reads. "Furthermore, Tesla does not present additional arguments or controlling law that persuades this Court to alter its earlier decisions or the jury verdict.""
"Last August, a jury awarded a $243 million verdict against Tesla over its culpability in a 2019 fatal crash in Florida that killed Naibel Benavides and critically injured Dillon Angulo. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-third to Tesla. Notably, the jury assessed punitive damages only against Tesla. Tesla's lawyers argued, in its request to reverse the ruling, that the blame rested on the driver, who helped cause the crash."
Hon. Judge Beth Bloom denied Tesla's request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict that found Tesla partially responsible for a 2019 fatal crash involving Autopilot. A jury last August assigned two-thirds of the blame to the driver and one-third to Tesla, and awarded punitive damages solely against Tesla. The crash in Florida killed Naibel Benavides and critically injured Dillon Angulo. The judge found Tesla's post-trial grounds virtually identical to earlier arguments raised during trial and summary judgment, and determined that Tesla did not present additional arguments or controlling law to alter prior rulings or the jury verdict. Tesla argued the driver bore primary blame.
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